Brick mould trim
OwnerDaniel J. Cashmaninventor
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Abstract
A starter bracket is attached to a wall and a mould trim piece is inserted therein such that a pair of opposed legs of the bracket engage respective longitudinal edges of the trim piece. A back plate of the bracket extends vertically and on one side has a longer L-shaped formation extending forward and laterally, and at the other side, a shorter leg extending forward and laterally. The inner edge of the shorter leg is preferably in the form of a compressible edge. The back plate is nailed to a wall, the longer leg of the bracket is inserted in one slot on one side of the trim piece, and a short slot on the other side of the trim piece is snapped onto the shorter leg to complete the installation.
Claims15
A trim unit comprising:
- a bracket having a longitudinal back plate attachable to a wall and first and second longitudinal sides, each side having angulated legs including respective first and second front legs extending toward each other, parallel to the back plate;
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- a longitudinally extending trim piece having a front face, a back face, and first and second longitudinal sides, with said sides having respective first and second longitudinal slots located for receiving respective front legs of the bracket.
A method for installing a longitudinally extending trim piece having a front face, a back face and opposite sides onto a wall comprising:
- affixing a longitudinally extending back portion of a bracket to a wall;
- manually inserting a longitudinally extending first front portion of the bracket into a first side of the trim piece;
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- securing the trim piece for the bracket by pushing the trim piece toward the bracket so a portion of the back face of the trim piece slides over while bending a second front portion of the bracket until the second front portion enters a slot on the trim piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.